To Those Of You Who Haven't Changed Majors... Yet

This is for all of you who started your college experience with an idea in mind of your "dream job." You know, veterinarian, lawyer, doctor, nurse, professor, or really anything. You started with that dream — but you experienced a great deal of negativity that was new to you. You no longer had your parents and their friends, your high school teacher, your Sunday school teacher or your soccer coach telling you "you can do it!" or "you'll be a great (insert dream job here)." It became real. You had really hard classes while your roommate was having a blast in her fashion class (not suggesting fashion is easy because it definitely is not everyone's forte). You realized how much this degree would cost versus how much this job is paying nowadays. (Loans are terrifying). Maybe you just had those creeping feelings of "I just can't do this."

Most everyone will experience some form of this — this being that little voice in your head that tells you all the negatives and, most importantly, tells you that you can't do it.

Well, this letter is to all those who didn't listen.

Those of you who are still pushing through those long study hours, working 3 jobs to pay for school, getting tutored for those ridiculously hard classes, and not listening to anyone or anything that tells you that you can't do it. Because you can. If everyone gave up when it got tough, we wouldn't have Einstein, Franklin, MLK Jr., etc. These people and many others pushed through no matter what. If you believe you're meant to be a doctor that is all that matters. GO DO IT. Prove them wrong. If I listened every time someone threw something negative my way about wanting to be a veterinarian, I'd have changed my major a long time ago.

Now to the rest of you, those that have changed your major, this is not to belittle you or make you feel bad at all. Some people have an idea of their dream job, and then they get to college and they realize it wasn't for them all along. Or sometimes life happens and you can't be in school for 10 years. That is OK!!! However, once you find what you are meant to do, DO IT. If it changes 50 times before you find it, that's great, but stick with it. Don't let it go. It may take you longer than others, but it's not a race. What matters is you find where you belong and you work your butt off to get there, no matter what life throws your way.

We are all meant for great things. Now let's go achieve them and prove the world wrong.

Does the frat boy in your life need a good read for Thanksgiving or winter break? Look no farther, this will certainly keep his attention and give him a history lesson on American fraternity heritage and tradition.

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Frat boys always need to make sure everyone around them knows just how "fratty" they are. This versatile stick can go on a laptop, car, water bottle, or practically anywhere their little hearts desire.

I Asked Students About Relationship Advice & This Is What I Got

As cuffing season is quickly approaching it seems like everyone is talking about how much they love or hate the entire concept of relationships. As I got talking to students around campus, I started asking what the best relationship advice they would give for a healthy and successful relationship.

Personally, I was actually surprised by the answered I received, and maybe Syracuse is more than just a booty call school after all.

Keep in mind these answers come from all genders, relationship status', religion, and sexuality.

1. "Be honest about everything. It's not worth the cover-ups and lies, as with everything honesty is the best policy."

2. "Most strong relationships don't evolve from a hookup (NOT A RULE, just an observation from my personal life). I like fooling around as much as the next person, but it's definitely a lot less complicated if you didn't meet the person through a drunken hookup."

3. "Be understanding and don't try to make them fit your mold of a perfect partner because everyone is human and will make mistakes. Placing expectations on someone is unrealistic and will always leave you unhappy. Love someone for who they are, not who you wish they were."

4. "Respect each other and learn to admit when you're wrong. Say you're sorry and never go to bed angry. Say I love you every time you leave or hang up the phone."

5. "Keep your distance while still being together sometimes."

6. "Have a relationship with Jesus. This makes all the difference in the world. Without him, I wouldn't be with my fiance. Jesus is the glue that holds us together, and he gives me strength every day to avoid impatience."

7. "Communicate and don't be afraid to show your true feelings. Trust is key."

8. "Be open minded and patient. Love may be a feeling, but it's also a choice. It is so important to be willing to accept your partners flaws and adapt to them. If you truly love each other, you work though the difficult circumstances."

9. Communication. You have to communicate your feelings at all times. If you don't then things get complicated and you and your partner will become unhappy, especially in a long distance relationship which tends to happen a lot when people go to college. Always be open and communicate!"

10. "Communication and trust."

11. "Be honest with each other."

12. "One piece of advice someone gave me was 'you should remember the first and last time someone hurts you. After that there shouldn't be any more to remember.' I think there's more to it, but it's somethings that has alwasy stuck with me."

13. "It's all about trust and compromise. If you don't have trust, nor can compromise and understand and respect your differences; that will elad you to have issues."

14. "Communication, mutual effort and same intentions."

15. "Make sure you aren't the only one putting effort in the relationship. Both people in the relationship should be putting in the same amount of effort to keep each other happy."

16. "Trust is everything!"

17. "Communication, it's the key to trust."

18. "I am a really anxious person and I have difficulty trusting others. I find that I often will look for and create problems that do not even exist to protect myself from getting hurt. This only resulted in more unnecessary fighting and stress. I learned that in order to have a healthy relationship, we need to allow ourselves to be emotionally vulnerable. Trust your gut, but do not go searching for what is not there out of fear."

19. "It isn't about what you receive. Keep giving. That's what unconditional love is. I'm not saying never break up with someone, just don't let your partner's actions or feeling for the day affect how you love them that day."